30 September 2014

double or nothing

here's another challenge for pushing the boundaries of workwear: experiment with different lengths.

i recently added this long cos shirt to my repertoire, which doubles as a top and a dress (for someone short like me). a white shirt dress has been on my list for a few months now, so pretty happy to be able to tick it off with something relatively affordable (had my eye on this acne one).

some things to try: layer shirt on shirt. i layered with my asos short sleeved boxy shirt. wear it done up or undone to create a really interesting layered effect (now that i look back on this, i kind of look like a barrister...). the double collar looks awesome, in my opinion.

put a blazer on it. the unexpected longer length of the shirt peeking out below the hem of the blazer creates quite a feminine and lengthening effect.add a cropped sweater. the differing lengths of the sweater, the long shirt and the blazer will display your layering prowess to the max.*note my hair is not blonde again. these were taken a week or so ago.